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The Volokh Conspiracy
Jul 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Court Affirms Rejection of Allegedly Anti-Zionist Professors' Claims That University Should Have Stopped Jewish Professors from Filing Religious Discrimination Complaints Against Them

From Lax v. CUNY, decided in 2024 by N.Y. trial court judge Gina Abadi, and just affirmed Wednesday in a… The post Court Affirms Rejection of Allegedly Anti-Zionist Professors' Claims That Universi...

Stranger Than Usual
Jul 17, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Internetprovidervertreterscam Episode 2

Schon wieder stand so ein angeblicher Telekomvertreter vor der Tür. Ein anderer als gestern, aber dieselbe Masche.

The Volokh Conspiracy
Jul 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: July 17, 1862

7/17/1862:  Congress enacts the Confiscation Act, which empowers the government to seize the property of the rebels. The Supreme Court… The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 17, 1862 appear...

The Volokh Conspiracy
Jul 17, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

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The Volokh Conspiracy
Jul 16, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Second Amendment Roundup: Seventh Circuit Decides Barnett

After the Supreme Court grants cert on the identical issue, the circuit court offers a last hurrah

The Volokh Conspiracy
Jul 16, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Journal of Free Speech Law: "Policing Expressive Governance: A Framework for Judicial Review of Executive Viewpoint Retaliation," by Simona Grossi

The article is here; here's the Introduction: The gravest contemporary threats to expressive freedom do not always take the form of… The post Journal of Free Speech Law: "Policing Expressive Govern...

The Volokh Conspiracy
Jul 16, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Trump Media's Lawsuit Against Wash. Post Over "Trust Linked to Porn-Friendly Bank Could Gain a Stake in Trump's Truth Social" Thrown Out

The court concluded that there wasn't enough evidence that the Post's statement (which the Post later retracted) was said with "actual malice," which is to say knowledge or recklessness about its f...

Stranger Than Usual
Jul 16, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Internetprovidervertreterscam

Ein angeblicher Telekomtechniker hat heute an meiner Haustür geklingelt und unter Vorspielung falscher Tatsachen versucht, mit einen Vertrag zu verkaufen.

The Volokh Conspiracy
Jul 16, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Call for Papers on Policymaker Responses to the "Revolution" in Administrative Law

The GWU Regulatory Studies Center is seeking papers addressing recent changes to administrative law.

The Volokh Conspiracy
Jul 16, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Claim That Accuracy in Media Misidentified the Person Holding Allegedly Pro-Hamas-Violence Sign at Columbia Protest …

can go forward, Georgia appellate court rules.

The Volokh Conspiracy
Jul 16, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Death Metal and the Statute of Frauds (plus Alleged Cancellation Because of Sexual Assault Claims)

Contract law awaits us all.

The Volokh Conspiracy
Jul 16, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: July 16, 2019

7/16/2019: Justice John Paul Stevens died. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 16, 2019 appeared first on Reason.com.

The Volokh Conspiracy
Jul 16, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Stranger Than Usual
Jul 15, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Rollenspielszenen: Ein schlechtes Vorbild

Calum zeigt, wie man ein schlechtes Vorbild sein kann, indem man andere davon abhalten will, ein schlechtes Vorbild zu sein.

The Volokh Conspiracy
Jul 15, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Seeming Likely En Banc Call in Florida University Professor Speech Restrictions Case

I wrote about the opinion July 7, when it was issued (see below). Just now, I saw the court issued… The post Seeming Likely En Banc Call in Florida University Professor Speech Restrictions Case app...

The Volokh Conspiracy
Jul 15, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

What Has Heller Wrought In 18 Years?

"In nearly two decades, very little about the practical right to keep and bear arms has changed."

The Volokh Conspiracy
Jul 15, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"There Is No Material Dispute That Tom Brady Is the GOAT"

It's judicial precedent now, from Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan (W.D. Pa.) in yesterday's Multiple Energy Tech., LLC v. Under Armour,… The post "There Is No Material Dispute That Tom Brady Is the GOAT" ...

The Volokh Conspiracy
Jul 15, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Utah's New Rule Allowing Propensity Evidence in Sexual Assault Prosecutions

While propensity evidence is generally inadmissible in criminal cases, an exception for sexual assault cases is both common practice and good public policy.

The Volokh Conspiracy
Jul 15, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Federal Judge in Texas Not Wild About Fifth Circuit's Recent Precedent

"[T]he Fifth Circuit ... discerned that pedanticism ought to be favored over practical wisdom."

The Volokh Conspiracy
Jul 15, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Ban on "Personal, Impertinent or Slanderous Remarks" in City Council Public Comments Is Unconstitutional

So the Fifth Circuit held a few weeks ago.

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